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Dear President Obama:Your Daughters Can Marry My Sons

Dear President Obama,

This is the first letter I've ever written you, and although I suppose I should be writing you about more serious issues, like how there needs to be a REAL public option in whatever health care reform legislation passes, instead, I'm writing you about a more personal matter: I've decided your daughters can marry my sons.

I was looking at your official family picture today and I said to myself, wow, those Obama girls sure are smart, creative, kind-hearted, civic-minded, and beautiful. My sons are all those things, too. In fact, like your daughters, I have a really good feeling my sons are going to be considered good catches when they get older.

I have a lot on my plate these days, and so do you and Michelle. So, how about we mutually take "finding the kids good spouses" off our lists? Instead of putting our kids through years of kissing frogs, how about we just go ahead and come to an understanding that they'd be perfect for each other? Besides, if you announce now that your girls are marrying the Los Angelista boys, you save your daughters any future,"Is this boyfriend THE ONE?" media speculation.

If this sounds like a great policy decision to you, just leave me a comment letting me know you all are on board. I'm sure your people will then get in touch with me to figure out our next steps!

Renee,If President Obama is not convinced by this email, I don't know what will do it! ;)

Curlykidz,Why not?? LOL!

Nick,Oh I'm sure there are PLENTY of parents who'd love to marry off one of their offspring to Sasha or Malia. They'll probably be positively stalked by the press when they go out on their first date in high school!

But ona serious note, as a Black woman, looking at the state of Black marriages/families in this country, I seriously think about this. I would be completely open to discussing an arrangement with other like minded parents. ;-) You know, parents raising intelligent, caring, respectfull, deidicated and ambitious sons that would be interested in dating my intelligent, caring, respectfull, dedicated daughter.

If any of the future marriageable children are even half as charming as your letter, you'll surely be moving to Washington soon so they can share an ice cream soda with two straws with their respective future spouses.

What you forgot to mention is that at least one of your sons is going to be president too, someday, so those girls just better tow the line.

Black Lit,My 8 year old told me today he's not getting married till he's 30 and finished with graduate school. "Because I have to be able to show the girl my quality and girls like boys with lots of education, right?" -- I'm so glad we've at least been able to mold him into that line of thinking!

Vizionheiry,I already can't wait for grandkids. It's going to be SO fun to spoil them!

1969,Your boys are some stiff competition for sure! Hmm... Sasha and Malia have some options!

Heart,That's right! So one of them could end up the daughter of a president AND the wife of one! I like your thinking on that! :)